Anambra Guber: Expect heavy security, NSA mongonu warns trouble makers

ABUJA – Trouble Makers masquer­ading as separatist groups have been adviced to steer clear of South East and espe­cially Anambra as time ticks to the November 6 guberna­torial election in the state.

The warning was issued by the National Security Ad­viser (NSA) Rtd Maj General Bahama Mongonu Thurs­day, in Abuja, during the 3rd Quarterly Consultative meet­ing of the Inter-Agency Con­sultative Committee on Elec­tion Security ICCES and the Independent National Elec­toral Commission (INEC)

While he recognized the right of people to express legitimate grievances, he warned that the country cannot abdicate its responsi­bility to safeguard lives and property of citizens.

Represented by a Direc­tor at the State Security Service, Sanusi Galadima, the NSA hinted of heavy se­curity presence during the November 6 gubernatorial election stating that the se­curity agencies are not un­aware of the existence of several separatist groups in the South-East.

“With the prevalence of security threats occasioned by different dissident sepa­ratist groups in the South Eastern region of the coun­try, who are bent on scut­tling efforts of government in achieving national cohe­sion, and undermining the democratic processes in the country, the federal govern­ment of Nigeria will not tol­erate any group or persons planning to impede smooth conduct of elections.

“While acknowledging the constitutional rights of citizens to freely express their legitimate grievances within the ambits of the law, it is also important to state that the federal government will not abdicate its consti­tutional responsibility of securing lives and property as well as a secure environ­ment for citizens to pursue their legitimate means of livelihood”,